I once heard that Paul Seymour said as much as winning an NBA Championship, he'd like to see the Celtics lose a game after Auerbach brought out the cigar so he could go up to Arnold and stuff the cigar in his face.

I had endured six years of frustration so I think winning it all meant more to me than most of the others on the team.

There were riots in just about every game we played with Syracuse.

We lived in Yorkville until 1940, at which point we moved into the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens.

Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful at anything you put your mind to

We had a strong relationship with Walter Brown, and felt that he was the best owner in the league.

Russell joined the team in December, 1956, following the Olympics.